TED conferences
E62020
TED conferences are globally renowned events where leading thinkers and innovators deliver short, impactful talks on technology, entertainment, design, and a wide range of other ideas worth spreading.
All labels observed (19)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| TED | 29 |
| TED conference | 6 |
| TED conferences canonical | 5 |
| TED Conference | 3 |
| TED Talks | 3 |
| TEDGlobal | 3 |
| TED Conferences LLC | 2 |
| TEDSummit | 2 |
| TEDWomen | 2 |
| TED Conference main stage | 1 |
| TED talk | 1 |
| TED2015 | 1 |
| TEDGlobal 2009 | 1 |
| TEDGlobal talks | 1 |
| TEDSalon | 1 |
| TEDYouth | 1 |
| TEDx events | 1 |
| TEDx program | 1 |
| Technology, Entertainment, Design conferences | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T498780 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: TED conferences Context triple: [Mary Lou Jepsen, speaksAt, TED conferences]
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A.
TechCrunch
TechCrunch is a leading technology news website and media platform known for its coverage of startups, Silicon Valley, and the tech industry.
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B.
Coursera
Coursera is a major online learning platform that partners with universities and organizations worldwide to offer courses, professional certificates, and degree programs across a wide range of subjects.
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C.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy is a nonprofit educational organization that provides free, high-quality online lessons and practice exercises across a wide range of subjects to learners worldwide.
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D.
Power conferences
Power conferences are the elite group of major college football conferences in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision that dominate top-level competition, revenue, and media attention.
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E.
edX
edX is a leading online learning platform founded by MIT and Harvard that offers university-level courses, professional certificates, and degree programs to learners worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: TED conferences Target entity description: TED conferences are globally renowned events where leading thinkers and innovators deliver short, impactful talks on technology, entertainment, design, and a wide range of other ideas worth spreading.
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A.
TechCrunch
TechCrunch is a leading technology news website and media platform known for its coverage of startups, Silicon Valley, and the tech industry.
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B.
Coursera
Coursera is a major online learning platform that partners with universities and organizations worldwide to offer courses, professional certificates, and degree programs across a wide range of subjects.
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C.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy is a nonprofit educational organization that provides free, high-quality online lessons and practice exercises across a wide range of subjects to learners worldwide.
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D.
Power conferences
Power conferences are the elite group of major college football conferences in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision that dominate top-level competition, revenue, and media attention.
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E.
edX
edX is a leading online learning platform founded by MIT and Harvard that offers university-level courses, professional certificates, and degree programs to learners worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
conference
ⓘ
conference licensing program ⓘ conference series ⓘ conference series ⓘ nonprofit event ⓘ nonprofit organization ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
foster global dialogue
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inspire innovation ⓘ spread ideas ⓘ |
| allows | independently organized TED-style events ⓘ |
| businessModel | nonprofit with revenue from conferences and partnerships ⓘ |
| coFoundedBy | Harry Marks ⓘ |
| earlyFocus |
design
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entertainment ⓘ technology ⓘ |
| expandedFocus |
business
ⓘ
culture ⓘ education ⓘ global issues ⓘ science ⓘ social change ⓘ |
| flagshipEvent |
TED Conference
ⓘ
linked to:
TED conferences
|
| flagshipEventLocation |
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
ⓘ
linked to:
Vancouver
|
| focusesOn |
design
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entertainment ⓘ technology ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Richard Saul Wurman ⓘ |
| fullName |
Technology, Entertainment, Design conferences
ⓘ
linked to:
TED conferences
|
| hasAudience | global audience ⓘ |
| hasCuratorialStandard |
invited speakers
ⓘ
scripted and rehearsed talks ⓘ |
| hasDistributionPlatform |
TED.com
ⓘ
YouTube ⓘ podcasts ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
live audience
ⓘ
online video distribution ⓘ recorded talks ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
curated speaker lineup
ⓘ
single-track conference ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
innovation showcase
ⓘ
thought leadership ⓘ |
| hasSubtitleLanguages | multiple languages ⓘ |
| hasTheme | annual overarching conference theme ⓘ |
| inception | 1984 ⓘ |
| inceptionPlace |
Monterey, California, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Monterey
|
| includesProgram |
TEDCountdown
ⓘ
TEDMED (historically affiliated) ⓘ TEDSalon ⓘ
linked to:
TED conferences
TEDSummit ⓘ
linked to:
TED conferences
TEDWomen ⓘ
linked to:
TED conferences
TEDYouth ⓘ
linked to:
TED conferences
|
| includesSeries |
TEDGlobal
ⓘ
linked to:
TED conferences
|
| knownFor |
TED Talks
ⓘ
linked to:
TED conferences
short talks ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| licenseModel |
TEDx program
ⓘ
linked to:
TED conferences
|
| motto | ideas worth spreading ⓘ |
| organizedBy |
TED
ⓘ
linked to:
TED conferences
TED ⓘ
linked to:
TED conferences
|
| previousFlagshipLocation |
Long Beach, California, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Long Beach
Monterey, California, United States ⓘ
linked to:
Monterey
|
| typicalTalkLength | 18 minutes or less ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: TED conferences Description of subject: TED conferences are globally renowned events where leading thinkers and innovators deliver short, impactful talks on technology, entertainment, design, and a wide range of other ideas worth spreading.
Referenced by (65)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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TED Talk "Color blind or color brave?"
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TED Talk "Color blind or color brave?"
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TEDMED (historically affiliated)
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TEDMED (historically affiliated)
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TEDMED (historically affiliated)
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TED talk “How virtual reality can create the ultimate empathy machine”
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TED talk “How virtual reality can create the ultimate empathy machine”
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TED Talk "The Danger of a Single Story"
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TED Talk "The Danger of a Single Story"
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TED Talk "The Danger of a Single Story"
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